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The Nominees for the "AMAs" Have Been Announced 

The nominees for this year's "American Music Awards" were announced yesterday . . . and IGGY AZALEA led everyone with six nominations.  The ceremony will air live on Sunday, November 23rd . . . but until then, fans can vote for their favorites at AMAvote.com.

ABC is airing the ceremony LIVE on Sunday, November 23rd.

 

 

Here are your nominees . . .

 

 

Artist of the Year, which has been expanded from five nominees to 10.  On November 13th, the pool will be narrowed back down to five, based on the votes up to that point:

 

Iggy Azalea

Luke Bryan

Imagine Dragons

Lorde

Katy Perry

Beyoncé

Eminem

John Legend

One Direction

Pharrell

 

 

Single of the Year:

 

"Fancy", Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX

"Rude", Magic!

"Happy", Pharrell

"All of Me", John Legend

"Dark Horse", Katy Perry featuring Juicy J

Favorite Male Artist - Pop / Rock:

 

John Legend

Pharrell

Sam Smith

 

 

Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock:

 

Iggy Azalea

Katy Perry

Lorde

 

 

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock:

 

Imagine Dragons

OneRepublic

One Direction

 

 

Favorite Pop / Rock Album:

 

"Pure Heroine", Lorde

"Prism", Katy Perry

"Midnight Memories", One Direction

 

 

Favorite Artist - Rap / Hip-Hop:

 

Iggy Azalea

Eminem

Drake

Favorite Rap / Hip-Hop Album:

 

"The New Classic", Iggy Azalea

"The Marshall Mathers LP 2", Eminem

"Nothing Was the Same", Drake

 

 

Favorite Male Artist - Soul / R&B:

 

Chris Brown

Pharrell

John Legend

 

 

Favorite Female Artist - Soul / R&B:

 

Jhene Aiko

Mary J. Blige

Beyoncé

 

 

Favorite Soul / R&B Album:

 

"Beyoncé", Beyoncé

"Girl", Pharrell

"Love in the Future", John Legend

 

 

Favorite Male Artist - Country:

 

Jason Aldean

Blake Shelton

Luke Bryan

Favorite Female Artist - Country:

 

Miranda Lambert

Carrie Underwood

Kacey Musgraves

 

 

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Country:

 

The Band Perry

Florida Georgia Line

Lady Antebellum

 

 

Favorite Album - Country:

 

"Blame It on My Roots", Garth Brooks

"Just as I Am", Brantley Gilbert

"The Outsiders", Eric Church

 

 

Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary:

 

Sara Bareilles

Katy Perry

OneRepublic

 

 

Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock:

 

Bastille

Lorde

Imagine Dragons

Favorite Artist - Latin Music:

 

Marc Anthony

Romeo Santos

Enrique Iglesias

 

 

Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational Music:

 

Casting Crowns

Newsboys

Hillsong United

 

 

Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music:

 

Avicii

Zedd

Calvin Harris

 

 

Top Soundtrack:

 

"Frozen"

"Guardians of the Galazy: Awesome Mix, Volume 1"

"The Fault in Our Stars"

 

New Artist of the Year . . . Note: Voting for this category will not begin until November 1st, but it will remain open until midway through the show:

 

 

5 Seconds of Summer

Iggy Azalea

Bastille

Sam Smith

Meghan Trainor

 

8 Celebrity Marriages That Had a Scandalous Start

list of celebrity marriages that had a scandalous start include Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Julia Roberts and Danny Moder, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, and, of course, Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.  This is often touted as one of the most wholesome Hollywood marriages . . . but Tom was married and had two kids when he met Rita on the set of the 1985 comedy "Volunteers".

 

 

He once said, quote, "Rita and I just looked at each other and . . . kaboing . . . that was that . . . it just couldn't be denied."

 

 

Julia Roberts and Danny Moder.  Julia was dating Benjamin Bratt when she met Danny, a cameraman who was married to a makeup artist.

 

 

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.  They were doing it during the making of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", which came out in 1984.  In '85, Steven married Amy Irving . . . but he eventually hooked up with Kate again.

Amy got a $100 MILLION divorce settlement out of the deal, though.  So let's not shed too many tears for her.

 

 

Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld.  Jessica was ENGAGED when she met Jerry.  She went ahead with the wedding, but ditched her husband AFTER THE HONEYMOON to be with Jerry.

 

 

Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn.  I don't think anybody DOESN'T know this story:  Soon-Yi was the adopted daughter of Woody's then-girlfriend Mia Farrow.

 

 

Mia found out they were having an affair when she discovered Woody's NUDE PHOTOS of Soon-Yi.

 

 

Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa.  Bruce was married to actress Julianne Phillips when he started hooking up with Patti, who was one of his backup singers.

 

 

Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas.  Antonio was married when they met.  (Unlike all the other couples on this list, these two are no longer together.)

 

 

Cameron Diaz Isn't Necessarily Looking for a Husband 

Despite rumors that she's engaged, CAMERON DIAZ says, quote, "I'm not looking for a husband or marriage or not 'not looking' for that stuff.  I'm living, not thinking what I should or shouldn't be doing with my life."  She also says she's not against doing nudity, quote, "as long as it's part of the story."

Sexy Pictures of Famous People 

 

 

1.  "Esquire" has named PENELOPE CRUZ this year's Sexiest Woman Alive.  And here are the pictures to prove it.

 

 

 

2.  KELLY OSBOURNE is happy enough with her body these days to post bikini pics.

 

 

 

3.  MILEY CYRUS posted a TOPLESS sunbathing pic, with little alien heads covering her nipples.  (Careful!)  And a friend posted what MIGHT be a picture of Miley's BARE BUTT on Instagram.

 

 

(Meanwhile, you can listen to a cover of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" that Miley did with the FLAMING LIPS and MOBY here.)

 

 

 

4.  GERALDO RIVERA is posting shirtless selfies again.  This time he supposedly did it to call attention to Kobani, a Syrian town that was under siege by ISIS over the weekend.

 

 

 

5.  And then there was that time HARRY STYLES from ONE DIRECTION was hung over and had to pull over on the side of the 101 freeway in California to puke.

6.  Sexy Video:  TYLER POSEY from "Teen Wolf" stripped down to his PINK underwear for Ellen's Dunk Tank Challenge.

 

 

 

7.  Here's GISELE BUNDCHEN in a wetsuit for a Chanel No. 5 ad.

 

 

 

8.  Check out some behind-the-scenes pictures of SOFIA VERGARA from her "Shape" magazine shoot.

 

 

 

9.  Here's NICK JONAS' girlfriend OLIVIA CULPO in a bikini.

 

 

 

10.  MCKAYLA MARONEY is 18 and flexible.

 

 

 

11.  ZAC EFRON has a new girlfriend.  I could be off the mark here, but looking at her Instagram, I'm getting kind of a MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ vibe.

 

 

 

12.  Even though there's so much more of her available online, JENNIFER LAWRENCE is still a stunner in plain old boring cleavage.

 

 

 

13.  All praise MARIAH CAREY's tiny skirt, and the gift it bestows.

Reese Witherspoon Admits She Has a "Complexity" You Didn't Know About 

 

 

When REESE WITHERSPOON was arrested for being drunk and disorderly last year, it sent the message that she wasn't quite the "America's sweetheart" people built her up to be.  And she'll be the first one to admit that.

 

 

During a press conference at the BFI London Film Festival she said, quote, "I think it was a moment where people realized that I wasn't exactly what they thought I was.

 

 

"I guess maybe we all like to define people by the way the media presents them, and I think that I showed I have a complexity that people didn't know about.  It's part of human nature.  I made a mistake.  We all make mistakes."

Amanda Bynes Isn't Leaving the Loony Bin Anytime Soon 

 

 

AMANDA BYNES will remain on an involuntary psychiatric hold for at least two more weeks.  Psychiatrists extended her involuntary 72-hour hold after determining that she's currently a "danger to herself, and to others."

 

 

They can keep her even longer if a judge thinks it's necessary.

 

 

Amanda was also put on an involuntary psychiatric hold last July, and remained hospitalized for two months.  Then, she spent another two months in a rehab facility.  She was unleashed last December . . . and that lasted about 10 months.

"The Walking Dead" Has Set Yet Another Ratings Record, and So Has "American Horror Story" 

"The Walking Dead" returned for its fifth season on Sunday night, and set a personal best with 17.3 million viewers.  The after-show, "Talking Dead", also set a record with a series high of 6.9 million viewers.  And the fourth season of "American Horror Story" set an FX record with 10 million viewers last week.

Tuesday TV Reminders:

 

 

"The BET Hip Hop Awards" . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on BET.  It's hosted by Snoop Dogg . . . or as they call him "Uncle Snoop".  The performers include Common, T.I., Bobby Shmurda, Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, and Ty Dolla Sign.

 

 

"The Voice" battle rounds . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC.  Stevie Nicks, Alicia Keys, Gavin Rossdale and Little Big Town are the advisers.

 

 

• The series premiere of the sitcom "Marry Me" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on NBC.

 

 

• The second season premiere of "About a Boy" . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC.

 

 

"The Mindy Project" . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox.  "Scandal" creator Shonda Rimes guest stars are herself.

 

 

• The first season finale of "4th and Loud" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on AMC.

 

 

"Face Off" . . . 0:00 to 0:00 P.M. on Syfy.  The final five artists create beautiful elemental fairies born from disaster scenarios.

 

Tonight's Late Night Talk Shows:

 

 

"The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" - Emma Stone, Logan Lerman, and Sam Smith.

 

 

"Late Night with Seth Meyers" - Dane Cook, Troy Polamalu, and Azar Nafisi.

 

 

"Letterman" - Michael Keaton, and the Foo Fighters.

 

 

"Jimmy Kimmel" - Adam Carolla, Cristela Alonzo, and Bob Seger.

 

 

"Carson Daly" - William H. Macy, Lemaitre, and Tearist.

 

 

"Conan" - Jennifer Garner, T.J. Miller, and Shakey Graves.

 

 

"Craig Ferguson" - James Marsden, and Kristen Schaal.

 

 

"Jon Stewart" - Zach Galifianakis.

 

 

"The Colbert Report" - Neil Young.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is Out on DVD and Paul Walker's Hurricane Katrina Movie is Out on Netflix

 

 

Here's what's new on DVD today:

 

"X-Men:  Days of Future Past" . . . The X-Men of the future send Wolverine to the past in an attempt to change history and stop a war between the mutants and the rest of humanity.  Hugh Jackman IS Wolverine and Peter Dinklage from "Game of Thrones" is the villain.

 

"Mr. Peabody & Sherman" . . . starring Ty Burrell as Mr. Peabody, a talking dog who invents a time machine and then has to go fix history after his human "son" messes it up.

 

• The first season of NBC's "Dracula", Showtime's "Penny Dreadful", and FX's "Fargo" . . . the third season of "2 Broke Girls" . . . and the 11th season of "Two and a Half Men".

 

 

Here's what's new in the past week to Netflix Instant Streaming:

 

"Cuban Fury" stars "Shaun of the Dead's" Nick Frost as a guy who takes up salsa dancing to impress Rashida JonesIan McShane is his dance instructor.

 

"Hours" . . . Paul Walker tries to keep his infant daughter alive after Hurricane Katrina.

 

"A Long Way Down" . . . Pierce Brosnan's suicide attempt is interrupted by three other people who want to jump off the same roof on New Year's Eve . . . They're played by Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, and "Breaking Bad's" Aaron Paul.

 

"Heatstroke" . . . a guy's hot girlfriend has to protect his teenage daughter from arms dealers.  The girl is played by Maisie Williams, a.k.a. Arya Stark on "Game of Thrones".

 

"Breathe In" . . . Amy Ryan from "The Office" and Guy Pearce take on more than they bargained for when they welcome an 18-year-old foreign exchange student into their home.  She's played by Felicity Jones, who was Felicia Hardy in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2".

New CDs from Sammy Hagar, Pink, and Florida Georgia Line

 

 

"Rose Ave", You+Me . . . the duo featuring Pink and a guy named Dallas Green., who used to be in the band AlexisOnFire.

 

"Lite Roast", a Sammy Hagar acoustic album.  It's just him and Vic Johnson on guitars.

 

"Black Star Elephant", Nico & Vinz . . . And yes, it includes their smash hit "Am I Wrong".

 

"Hungry Ghosts", OK Go

 

"Heart on My Sleeve", Mary Lambert . . . the chick from the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song "Same Love"

 

"Dear You", Meiko

 

"Trick", Kele Okereke from Bloc Party

 

"Set Me Free", folk rock singer Jennifer Knapp.  She used to big on the Christian music scene . . . until she publicly came out as a lesbian a few years ago.  She writes about that in her memoir, "Facing the Music", which just came out last week.

 

"Anything Goes", Florida Georgia Line.

 

"American Middle Class", debut solo album from Angaleena Presley of the Pistol Annies.  Her guests include Emily Saliers of The Indigo Girls, and Patty Loveless.

 

"The Swon Brothers", the self-titled debut album from The Swon Brothers, who finished 3rd on the fourth season "The Voice".  It's streaming at people.com.

 

"Holiday Wishes", a holiday album from "Frozen" superstar Idina Menzel.  It includes a duet with Michael Buble on "Baby It's Cold Outside".  And Target has a deluxe edition with two bonus tracks.  (Track Listing)

 

Five Random Facts For Tuesday

1.  Frankenstein is the name of the doctor who creates the monster, not the monster itself.

 

 

2.  A 15-year-old black girl named Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person nine months before Rosa Parks did the same thing . . . but the NAACP felt Rosa was a better face for the movement since Claudette was too young.

 

 

3.  There are 86 Legos for every one human in the world.

 

 

4.  The only U.S. capital city without a McDonald's is . . . Montpelier, Vermont.

 

 

5.  Sony makes the bulk of its money selling insurance.  They offer life, auto, and health insurance in Japan . . . which accounts for 63% of their profits for the past 10 years.  Their electronics department operates at a loss.

 

 

A Farmer Has Found a Way to Grow Pumpkins That Look Just Like Frankenstein's Monster

A farmer in California has figured out a way to grow pumpkins in a mold that makes them look just like Frankenstein's monster.  They're tall, narrow, and have the monster face molded right into them.  They're sold out on his website but grocery stores are importing them . . . and they'll sell for at least $100 each.

There's a New World Record For Heaviest Pumpkin at 2,058 Pounds

At a pumpkin weigh-off yesterday in California, a farmer had a pumpkin that weighed in at 2,058 pounds.  According to the "Guinness Book of World Records", the heaviest pumpkin in history weighed in at 2,032 pounds . . . so once this pumpkin is verified, it should go into the record books.

America's 50 Favorite Foods Include Steak, Pizza . . . and Rice Pudding?

The top 10 most popular foods in America are . . .

 

 

1.  Steak

 

2.  Chicken

 

3.  Pizza

 

4.  Waffles

 

5.  Beef

 

6.  Mozzarella cheese

 

7.  Bacon

 

8.  Corned beef

 

9.  Avocado

 

10.  Pasta

 

Men Now Do the Grocery Shopping For More Than Half of All Families

A new study found that men now are the primary grocery shoppers for 51% of the households in the U.S.  Families in the U.S. spend an average of $318.70 at the grocery store every month . . . that's the highest amount since 2009.

The Richest Woman in Every State Ranges From $66 Billion in Nebraska. . . Down to $30 Million in Hawaii

A real estate blog just put together a map showing the richest woman in every state.  The richest is Warren Buffett's wife, Astrid Menks, in Nebraska . . . because together, they have $66 billion.  The richest woman who's not just married to a rich dude is Christy Walton, one of the Walmart empire heirs . . . she's the richest person in Wyoming with $37.6 billion.

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The Five Most Ridiculous Hotel Perks For Super Rich People

Here are a few of the most ridiculous hotel perks that super rich people can get.  A hotel in Oman lets you paraglide from the top of a mountain to check in . . . a hotel in Oregon offers a pet psychic . . . and a hotel in Fiji offers a "kidnapping" service where they take you to a secret waterfall.

 

 

A Guy Survives a Grizzly Bear Attack . . . and Getting Shot by a Guy Trying to Save Him

A 56-year-old guy was hunting in Canada this weekend when a grizzly bear ATTACKED him.  Another hunter tried to stop the mauling by shooting the bear . . . but accidentally shot the GUY instead.  Somehow, the guy survived the mauling AND the shooting . . . he was airlifted to a hospital where he's in stable condition.

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Rowan Blanchard is 13.  Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel's "Boy Meets World" spin-off "Girl Meets World".

 

 

Mia Wasikowska is 25.  Alice in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" and the title role in the "Jane Eyre" remake.

 

 

NATALIE MAINES is 40.  Sexiest . . . and chubbiest . . . of my Dixie Chicks!

 

 

Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon is 18.  Madonna's pampered daughter.  Now that she's legal, expect the paparazzi to go NUTS on her.  She's rather filled out, if you know what I mean.

Mattress actress Vanessa Lane is 31.  She's starred in 332 fine films, including . . . "American Cream Pie", "Erotic Ghost Whisperer", and "Spunk'd The Movie".

 

 

Ben Wishaw is 34.  He's the new Q in the James Bond movies.  He's also the voice of Paddington Bear in the "Paddington" movie that hits theaters next month.

 

 

Stacy Keibler is 35.  Former WWE and "Dancing with the Stars" minx with legs up to HERE.  Married and got impregnated by the next guy she dated after Clooney.

Usher is 36.  He unleashed Justin Bieber on the world.  Can we lock this guy up?  There's got to be some law on the books that he violated when he did that.

Shaggy 2 Dope is 40.  Insane Clown Posse idiot who gave us the amazing expression WOLF ROCK to describe hair bands . . . and NINJAS to describe fans of Wolf Rock.

 

 

Steve Coogan is 49.  Tiny Roman soldier Octavius in the "Night at the Museum" movies AND the neurotic director who gets blown to pieces in "Tropic Thunder".  He's also Hades in the first "Percy Jackson" flick.  For some reason, he also once rubbed naughty parts with Courtney Love.

 

 

Isaac Mizrahi is 53.  Flaming fashion designer.

 

 

Thomas Dolby is 56.  He was blinded by science, ya know.

 

 

Greg Evigan is 61"B.J. and the FRICKIN Bear" and "My Two FRICKIN Dads".

 

 

Harry Anderson is 62"Night Court", "Dave's World".

Justin Hayward is 68.  Singer in the Moody Blues.

 

 

Ralph Lauren is 75.  Fashion designer who's married . . . to a woman.

 

 

Sir Roger Moore is 87.  James Bond from 1973 - 1985.  After Sean Connery.  Before Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

Dr. C. Everett Koop  (1916 - 2013)  Former Surgeon General.  Loves beards.  Hates mustaches.

 

 

Dwight Eisenhower  (1890 - 1969)  Played 800 rounds of golf during his eight years as president.

Countdown to Upcoming Events

• 2 days to World Food Day

• 17 days to Halloween

• 19 days to Daylight Saving Ends

• 37 days to the American Smoke Out

• 44 days to Thanksgiving Day

• 829 days left of "Hope and Change"

102 years ago . . . in 1912 - Manly-man THEODORE ROOSEVELT, campaigning for the presidency, was SHOT IN THE CHEST in Milwaukee.

 

 

Fortunately, the speech in his man-breast pocket absorbed most of the bullet's impact, so he was able to go ahead with his scheduled appearance!

 

 

60 years ago . . . in 1954 - "The Ten Commandments" began filming in Egypt.  Manly Director CECIL B. DE MILLE used a cast of over 25,000 PEOPLE for the film.

 

 

42 years ago . . . in 1972 - JOE COCKER was arrested following a concert in Adelaide, Australia.

 

 

Police found some "giggle-weed" (that's marijuana), some "black-tar H" (that's heroin) and some "hypodermic syringes" in his possession.

 

 

(He faced up to two years in jail and a fine of $2,000 . . . but was released and ordered to leave the country within four hours.)

 

 

37 years ago . . . in 1977 - Crooner (slash) child abuser BING CROSBY died outside Madrid, Spain, at the age of 73.  Nobody really gave . . . or gives . . . a rat's ass.  Child abusers SHOULD DIE!

27 years ago . . . in 1987 - 18-month-old JESSICA MCCLURE fell 22 feet down a well in Midland, Texas.  The nation watched as manly rescue workers tried to free her.  She was pulled from the well two-and-a-half days later.

 

(Television viewers around the world were so moved by her 58 hours of hardship that they sent money to the girl . . . who inherited a trust fund of ONE MEEEEELLION dollars a few years back!)

 

(And to this day, "Baby Jessica" doesn't even remember falling down the well!)

 

 

20 years ago . . . in 1994 - The unforgettable cinematic classic "Exit To Eden" was released, starring svelte manly-man ROSIE O'DONNELL in delicious DOMINATRIX GEAR . . . and "Desperate Housewives" minx DANA DELANEY showing us her DOWN THERE HAIR!

 

 

16 years ago . . . in 1998 - TRAGEDY STRUCK OUR NATION . . . WHEN "POLKA KING" FRANKIE YANKOVIC DIED IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, AT THE AGE OF 83!  ATTICA!  I AM STILL SADDICA!  HE WAS A TRUE MANLY-MAN!

 

 

Eight years ago . . . in 2006 - FREDDY FENDER . . . the ashamed country singer who denied his en fuego Latino heritage, and changed his name from Baldemar Huerta . . . died of lung cancer at age 69.

 

 

Two years ago . . . in 2012 - FELIX BAUMGARTNER jumped from the STRATOSPHERE and set new world records for highest and fastest skydive.

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